26 Things To Do Before I'm 26

As college graduation keeps creeping closer and closer, people keep asking, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" I have absolutely no clue, to be honest. Nada. But I find I do well with lists. So...to all you wondering what I plan on doing after graduation, here's a rough idea:

1. Go to Europe again

*I miss it everyday. I miss almost every place I visited, but I'd also like to see Ireland, England, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Germany and Denmark.

2. Skydive

*Never done it! And when the groupon came around, no one wanted to sign up with me!

3. Snowboard

*I've always wanted to try a winter sport and go to a cute little ski resort town somewhere.

4. Cook at least 3 major meals from Julia Child's French Cookbook

*I'm in love with Julie & Julia. I own the movie and book, as well as My Life in France, though I have not begun to read it yet.

5. Become fluent in Spanish and Italian with a 3rd language on the way

*Maybe Polish? Portuguese and French sound cool too

6. Volunteer/Work Abroad

*Maybe not as intense as the Peace Corps, but something for a few weeks in 3rd world country would be really rewarding

7. Become a vegetarian for at least month

*I say "month" because I really don't even know if I could last that long, but they say you're body feels completely different

8. Roadtrip

*I've wanted to do the Route 66 roadtrip for years!

9. See America's (Semi)Natural Wonders

*I've never seen the Grand Canyon or Mount Rushmore or the Four Corners

10. Go to the Music Festivals I've been planning on going to for years

*Bonnaroo, Rothbury, Northcoast, Summerfest, Pitchfork, Burning Man

11. Got to renowned American Film Festivals

*Tribeca, Traverse City and Sundance

12. Ride in a hot air balloon

13. Go to the Baha'i Temple in America

14. Visit Graceland

*I LOVE ELVIS! :-)

15. Adopt a Main Coon

16. Drive a vespa

*And should I be financially capable, BUY one too.

17. Finish a Wall Street Journal crossword puzzle
18. Re-read all 7 Harry Potter books
*I think one last, good hurrah with one of my childhood obsessions is in order
19. Write more

*in journals, on this, and personal works

20. Take many, many more voice lessons

*I miss singing

21. Engaged?

*I'm leaving the door open: I'm not planning on being engaged, I'm planning on being open to being engaged.

22. Law School?

*Again, leaving the door open...

23. I would like to have something published or recorded professionally somewhere

*Either a poem, a short story, a journalistic piece or a song

24. Visit The Green Mill Lounge, Redhead Piano Bar, Kingston Mines and Jilly's

*All famous music venues in Chicago

25. Get caught up on scrapbooking!

*I'm almost 3 years behind!

26. Change at least one person's life.

*My attempt to be altruistic, even though it sounds SUPER cheesey...

So there you have it. A little more insight to what I will hopefully accomplish in the next few years. I also hope to write more and thats why I started this new blog (hoping I will stick to it better than the Rome blog).

Ciao :-)